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More than a Refresh is a new podcast dedicated to learning about data and the people behind it through lively conversation, diverse topics, and engaging guest speakers.
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MTAR T3D Sessions: PostgreSQL LDAP Authentication and Large Objects in Logical Replication (opens the original)
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PostgreSQL may be close to perfect, but a few edge cases still leave room for improvement. In this Postgres Wishlist session, Ildefonso Camargo looks at some of the friction around LDAP authentication, including the need to store bind credentials in pg_hba.conf and the risk of those credentials appearing in connection logs. He and JD explore alternatives such as PAM and Kerberos, along with the added complexity those solutions can introduce. The conversation also turns to large objects and a lon
MTAR 59: Unlocking Your True Gift (opens the original)
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AI is changing more than how work gets done. It is changing what becomes possible for the people doing it. In this episode of More Than a Refresh, Nikki Barua joins JD for a conversation about what happens when experience, judgment, and curiosity meet tools that can dramatically shorten the distance between an idea and its execution. They explore why access to AI is not enough, why leaders need to work with the technology firsthand, and why the people who benefit most may be those willing to que
MTAR T3D Sessions: Why PostgreSQL Still Needs In-Place Major Version Upgrades (opens the original)
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PostgreSQL major version upgrades still require more moving parts than many database teams would expect. In this Postgres Wishlist episode, James and JD examine why upgrading in place remains difficult, how pg_upgrade depends on binaries from the previous version, and why the process becomes increasingly awkward across modern deployment environments. Could PostgreSQL eventually support a major version upgrade with little more than a restart? James considers cross-version streaming replication as
MTAR T3D Sessions: Why PostgreSQL Chooses the Plans It Does (opens the original)
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The PostgreSQL planner doesn't make random decisions. Every execution plan is shaped by statistics, cost estimates, and the information available at the time. Understanding those decisions can completely change the way you approach database performance. In this Postgres Love Letters episode, JD and Hunter O'Brien explore how learning to read query plans transformed the way Hunter works with PostgreSQL. What once seemed like a black box became a system with clear reasoning, making it easier to di
MTAR T3D Sessions: Why Paying More Doesn't Buy a Better Database (opens the original)
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For decades, enterprise software has carried an assumption: if it costs more, it must be better. PostgreSQL challenges that idea. In this Postgres Love Letter episode, Brian and JD reflect on what first drew them to PostgreSQL and why their appreciation for it has only grown over the years. What begins as a conversation about open source quickly becomes a broader look at performance, reliability, long-term cost, and the misconceptions that still surround enterprise databases. From organizations
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